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Blacks in Colonial America

By Oscar Reiss

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Blacks in Colonial America

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By the time of the American Revolution, blacks made up 20 percent of the colonial population. Early in colonial history, many blacks who came to America were indentured servants who served out their contracts and then settled in the colonies as free men. Over time, however, more and more blacks arrived as slaves, and the position of blacks in colonial society suffered precipitous decline. This book discusses the lives of blacks, both slave and free, as they struggled to make homes for themselves among the white European settlers in the New World. The author thoroughly examines colonial slavery and the laws supporting it (as early as 1686, for example, New Jersey had laws demanding the return of fugitive slaves) as well as the emancipation movement, active from the beginning of the slave trade. Other topics include blacks and the practice of Christianity in the colonies, and the service of blacks in the Revolution.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
302
Release Date:
2006-12-30
Publication Date:
2006-11-27
Publisher:
McFarland
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0786429577
ISBN13:
9780786429578
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
493 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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